Thus, an important difference appears to exist between the unconsciousness associated with hyperglycemic coma, with little or no ketoacidosis, and that accompanying severe ketoacidosis.

The syndrome of hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma has received increasing attention only in recent years. It had not previously been appreciated that extreme hyperglycemia and related physical ...

The therapeutic goals for treatment of hyperglycemic crises in diabetes consist of 1) improving circulatory volume and tissue perfusion, 2) decreasing serum glucose and plasma osmolality toward ...

The effects of hyperglycemia on the injured brain have been studied in both animals and humans. Hyperglycemia has been associated with increased cerebral lactate resulting in local brain tissue ...